Lyrics to
Cup O’ Tea

This version of Cup O’ Tea was released by Don Williams in 1977.

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I don’t want to be the fiery sun
I just want to be your candle, honey
I just want to be your candle, baby
Let the sun shine on.

I don’t want to be like the deep blue sea
I just want to be your cup ‘o tea
I just want to be your cup ‘o tea
Let the sea rage on.

Let the waves roll and pound
Let the sun burn the ground
Let this old world roll around
I’ll be happy to have your lovin’.

I don’t want to be like a big freight train
I just want to be your walking cane
I just want to be your walking cane
You can lean on me.

I don’t want to be like a bird in the air
I just want to be your rocking chair
I just want to be your rocking chair
Baby, sit by me.

Let the trains roll on by
Leave it up to the birds to fly
‘Long as you say you’ll be mine
I’ll be happy to have your lovin’

I don’t want to be like the deep blue sea
I just want to be your cup ‘o tea
I just want to be your cup ‘o tea
Let the sea rage on…

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About Lyrics and Cup O’ Tea by Don Williams

The lyrics for Cup O’ Tea are defined as the words making up the song released by Don Williams in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Cup O’ Tea have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Don Williams and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Cup O’ Tea by Don Williams if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Cup O’ Tea" means the words set to the music of Cup O’ Tea, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Don Williams. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Cup O’ Tea and the lyrics to Cup O’ Tea are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Don Williams who came here looking just for the lyrics to Cup O’ Tea, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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